I would be OK with allowing players to completely skip MSQ battle content altogether, given that there was a requirement to have completed that content on "normal" difficulty prior to being able to queue into raids (normal/savage/alliance) and EX trials. I'm 100% against it otherwise. If you're not capable of completing the MSQ content on its "normal" difficulty, then you WILL be dead weight in the other content, and that's simply unfair to everyone else. (Note: This isn't a gatekeeping statement, it's simply a statement of: If you don't want to get your skill level to an appropriate level for the content, then you shouldn't be allowed to do the content.)